}

    if (hasLowerBound && hasUpperBound) {
      int cmp =
          comparator.compare(
              uncheckedCastNullableTToT(lowerEndpoint), uncheckedCastNullableTToT(upperEndpoint));
      // be consistent with Range
      checkArgument(
          cmp <= 0, "lowerEndpoint (%s) > upperEndpoint (%s)", lowerEndpoint, upperEndpoint);
      if (cmp == 0) {
        checkArgument(lowerBoundType != OPEN || upperBoundType != OPEN);

  /**
   * Returns an immutable map containing the same entries as {@code map}. If {@code map} somehow
   * contains entries with duplicate keys (for example, if it is a {@code SortedMap} whose
   * comparator is not <i>consistent with equals</i>), the results of this method are undefined.
   *
   * <p><b>Note:</b> Despite what the method name suggests, if {@code map} is an {@code
   * ImmutableClassToInstanceMap}, no copy will actually be performed.

                    // Note that Firefox is fine with a sort function returning any positive or negative number, but Chrome 
                    // requires 1 or -1 specifically and ignores higher or lower values.  This sort ought to remain consistent
                    // with the sort used by AbstractAcceptedApiChangesMaintenanceTask.
                    result.acceptedApiChanges.sort((a, b) => { 

// Events have a limited retention time and triggers and messages may evolve
// with time.  Event consumers should not rely on the timing of an event
// with a given Reason reflecting a consistent underlying trigger, or the
// continued existence of events with that Reason.  Events should be
// treated as informative, best-effort, supplemental data.
message Event {
  // Standard object's metadata.

   *
   * <p><b>Warning:</b> {@code keyPredicate} must be <i>consistent with equals</i>, as documented at
   * {@link Predicate#apply}. Do not provide a predicate such as {@code
   * Predicates.instanceOf(ArrayList.class)}, which is inconsistent with equals.
   */
  public static <K extends @Nullable Object, V extends @Nullable Object> Map<K, V> filterKeys(

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